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Wichita eagle., 1887-02-12
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A. T. STEWARDS BETTER NATURE,
lie lad n Great Deal OF Heart After
ALA Couple of Stories.

In talking with a gentleman the ether
day about the late a. L. Stewart, tie
S2UnterCr Was somewhat surprised to
hear his friend say that the millionaire
had great deal Of heart after all, and
was not the cold, selfish monster that he
has too often been represented to be-
He wanted his own, - was c;lc If the re-
marks made during the conversation.
but he was capable Of doing Il coed
many generous acts. had occasion 10
call upon him once or twice on charitable
errands, and found him very courteous
and obliging, though wide awake and
anxious TO be fully informed On the sub
ject discussed.
Once | went to see him about a poor,
honest and well meaning fellow who had
failed three times, and was deeply i'll his
debt. / said that he was anxious - start
again and that he had great prospects Of
success. Nonsense" replied Mr. Stew
art. che has no head for business, and |
cannot do anything more for him
Other topics were then introduced, and
as / was about leaving l remarked, "Well.
shall | send ID. to see your" Hold on a
minute" answered the cautious trader,
''lct me see how much l have given away
in charity this month" He then turned
10 II iiOlS ifGDh bIu Salll, les. tel lil.Al 10
come up" The consequence was that he
started the man again, and n short time
after went down to his shop and pre-
sented him with receipted bill for the
amount Of goods he had purchased, say
ing as he did SO, Cd, did you leave your
brains in Ireland?'' no, sir, YVES the
rejoinder, Il brought them here 'Then
try and use them or jump overheard"
murmured the merchant prince as he
went out of the door.
On another occasion / was deputed to
ask lis assistance for one of his employees,
who was sick, by charitable society Of
which l was a member Mr.. Stewart
knew nothing about him except that he
was one of the hundreds of people whom
he hired. / stated the case, and Mr..
Stewart said it was hard one, and i'm
mediately gave me 800 to be used at dis
erection for the mans benefit, STIMULATING,
however that he was not to be known in
the matter at all, and he subsequently
gave to the society another SlC0
for the same purpose. He did more
than this, for he paid the man his full
wages all the time he was sick" Per
haps," said the Saunterer, ct the conclu-
sion Of this narrative, that this helped
him through the needles eye into
heaven. "-Doston Budget "Saunterer.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-12

Col. James A. MulligGn, whose heroic
defense of Lexington made him irnInor-
tai; who only surrendered when forced
to it BY the pangs Of thirst and st2rvG
ton, and long after all hope from Ere
mont had been abandoned, was g man Of
a marked character. When the war
broke out he was states attorney from
Chicago and gave promise of speedily lis
ing to the very height of his profession.
He was tail, dark, with large, brown
eyes, tender and poetical n tine figure,
an intellectual head, and a winning face.
He was . natural orator, forcible, inpetu-
Gus, full of feeling and enthusiasm, ana
one that swept tho emotions of his listen
ers with the force OF a whirlwind.
Nearly three years after the Lexington
incident he visited me, bringing with Lin
cabinet photograph Of himself with his
autograph, which he presented to me.
lie was on his way to resume command
of his division, then il Virginia. After q
pleasant chat he rose to 80, and, as We
were shaking hands, | said 10 him in a
ocular vein:
Colonel, let me impress upon you the
necessity OF your giving the right Of way
to any shell or cannon ball which may
happen to be travelling in your direction"
his eyes, and as light shown over lis
face as with deep earnestness, LIE said:
Il have no fear; the shell or bulle:
that will strike re has never been
mcldcdr'
"Why, what DO you mean"
"Well, you know that Gfter tire hattie
of Lexington / was paroled, and it WIS
many months before | again entered TIC
service. During that period. Is yoC
know, delivered q good many lectures.
the proceeds of which were devoted -
the support OF orphans. Every day these
orphans are praying for my safety and
happiness, and l know that their prayers
VIII be an effective protection against
every DANGER"
He rejoincd his command. Within q
fortnight after | saw him he led lis
troops into action and was Eortally
wounded, his last words being :; patriotic
Gtterance that has passed into song and
history. Some Of his staff had taken
hold of him 70 assist him to q point out Of
the line OF fire, when his dinl;Icd eyes
saw that the cOlOrs were in danger of
capture. Lay re down and save that
flagr' was the last order Of the gallant
young soul.-"p0liuto" in Chicago
Times.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-12
A Little Eoy's faith.

At certain country church it YES de
cided by the members TO assemble to-
gethe- c: given time TO pray for r2ln,
which wGs badly needed for the growing
crops. AZ the appointed hour the people
began to gather, end one little fellow
came trl!GCinC up with sn umbrella al
most as biz IS himself "What did you
bring that for, younGsteri'' some one
asked with smile. SOS / wouldn't
get wet going home" was the confident
reply 1t IS safe 10 say that no one else
in tic lcrge gathering had cone similarly
provided.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-12

Dr. billings offers his services TO sill who suffer
ing from chronic, stubborn and dangerous diseases
with every hope OF the success that has always
crowned MS efforts In the past thereby proving him
self worthy the confidence and patronage of the SUI
fecing sick In Wichita and vicinity.
The toctors specially is Scientific Magnetic Treat
ment fbr such cases found incurable by the
various methods OF medical treatment He has
demonstrated by thousands Of remarkable cures the
great superiority Of Magnetic Treatment, ne is
qualified 10 give it over any and all systems OF drug
medication.
me iteilgent application TO the healins art o. his
astonishing Magnetic power. together with a thor
ough knowledge Of medicine ard proper employ
inent OF the progressive and most potent remidies
exhibited by all the schools OF meeicnc, renders DR..
billings coUbiy prepared treat the afflicted
cessfu,iv.
Cali for consultation Do not delay. Cali and in
Gpect several thousand honest endorsements from
former patients and from the esponsible neDspapr
PRESS Then judge for yourself.
Reinenber..rhe location. No. 3l3N. Market street
Office hours ~ a. TO Y noon. and - iy p,
Sundays 10 p. m, evenings from 10 s.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-12
w. H. STERNBERG,
Contractor and Builder
Office and Shop 349 Main St.

FIRST-CLAsS WORK at LOWEST PRICES. Esu-
mates furnished on short notice WICHITA. KAN
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-12
Dr.. /. Clement billings,
Office at No. 313 North Market St

OF Narshal'town. Iowa. also late OF Tope-
Ia Kansas. has located at Wichita for the
practice OF MS profession
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-12

Over SIC, co, eco was speatin building
the 195 steaHshjns rlyin, ho:w-'l here
and Europe. They employ 1870 men,
spend $l.tv0,Gv0 4 month lCr ooGl, c.rry
500, Coo passengers . year, and earn 60.
000,0G0 for passage money, exclusive Cf
what IS paid for freight.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-12

Oher FOR Sale lots In the following
Railroad tVy, as in kansas
CALISrA-ll miles west II Kinginsn and 81 mile
vest 81 " irhiya.
CAIRO - miles west al KingTnar. sad s. miles
west OF " ichIta-
CULLISON, ~ miles west OF KnsInan. and s. miles
west OF Wichita.
The above towns have have railroad and telegraph
Stations also connections y rat. ith the ichita
Western, Atchsun TopeSs a Santa -. ard -. DpLls
s. San Francisco Railways.
Ageuts-G~c r. CloSson. Culiison Kan; G. =, Rhodes,
Cairo. Kan. L. A. kicnarVis. Cali-td. MAJ
Director--E kinsley. Boston. Mass; 6. T. farm
Ire. Topeka Kan: y. l. Rc';rbfake. I.aesA, Kan;
=. r;ik+tt Kim man. has; I. {. ate, Prtsfd, III.
Wichita Kan.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-10-29

BY the method adopted by Mr.. c. v.
Boys, the British physicist, glass rods are
quickly drawn into very fine flbers by
straw arrows shot from a cross bow. One
end Of the rod is attached to the arrow
and the other is held in the fingers, the
required temperature being given the cen
ter of the rod before the bow is released.
Glass is thus extended into fbers less than
one-ten thousandth Of an inch in diameter,
and quartz into threads below n hundred
thousandth of an inch in thickness
which is less than one-third as thick rs
the spiders web, and only on~e-twentieth
as thick as the silk worms fiber. The
process is also quite successful with aug
tie, feldspar and other minerals, garnet
yielding threads of most beautiful colors
when treated at a low temperature. AT
the reading Of his recent most interesting
paper concerning these fine flbers, Mr..
Boys exhibited to the London Physical
society an annealed glass spiral capable
Of quite accurately weighing the millionth
of q grain. -Arkansaw Traveller.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-10-29
Causes Of Sudden Deaths.

One source Of sudden deaths is accidents,
but many events pass under the head Of
accidents which might have been foreseen
and guarded against. Americans, particu-
larly, arc apt TO take great risks; for ex-
ample, in their eating, their clothing, their
building, in crossing railway tracks, and
in many other ways. No staging need
ever fall, and it would net il proper care
were taken IN the choice OF material and
in construction. Think OF the frightful
list of deaths resulting from the use Of oil
poured upon n lighted fire to cause IL to
kindle more quickly!
With many other causes Of sudden
death, our own personal ills seem at first
sight to have almost nothing to do. There
may be a fatal break in the physical ma
chinery at q point where weakness has not
been suspected. The heart, perhaps, be-
comes unnaturally enlarged, or its tough,
muscular fiber turns to fat, and suddenly
there is a mortal rupture. Or the en-
feebled heart fails to send blood to the
brain, and the nan drops dead In the
street, or at his business, or, more fortu-
nately perhaps. in the midst OF his family.
In other cases there MAJ be a degenera-
ton Of the cerebral artery, and high
living, or a glass Of wine, or an excite
ment OF passion, may arouse the heart to
send the blood to the brain with a force
too great for the weakened arterial walls
to withstand. These walls give way at
one or more points, the %outpoured blood
presses against the nerve %centers, and
thus is cut off the necessary supply Of
nerve force to vital organs. The man
falls unconscious, and within a few days
dies.
We have not space to speak Of other
causes somewhat similar, but in most Of
them the weakness Of the link at which
the chain breaks is due to over exertion,
to too continuous brain work, to excuses
in eating and drinking, to passion, TO
worry. The weak spot being ascertained,
the fatal result may be prevented for
years, perhaps indefinitely by n carefully
regulated life. youths Companion.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-10-29
A Hotel Clerks Hard Lot.

suppose you think it very pleasant for
the chief clerk of a thriving hotel to sit
ali day on q high stool and fan himself
while the sun is coquetting with the Dos,
and so it would be IL that were all a chief
clerk had to do, but it isn't-not by q
quart pitcherfdl, it isn't. The hardest
thing a hotel clerk has to do is to look
pleasant every time he's spoken to. The
proprietor expects it and the public ex-
poets it. I've a kink In my neck now that
got from laughing at an old chestnut
sprung on me a little while 2 by "A Gin
cinnati drummer. IL i hadn't laughed
until / was black Vi the face | suppose
he'd have gone to some other hotel. But
I'll be out of the business some day and
then I'll work of my accumulated bile on
the first man l meet.-Thomas O'Shea In
Globe Democrat
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-10-29
BOWLER & CoAp, ATTORNEYS.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
TERRITORY OF DAKOTA, COUNTY OF
L Custer, SIS.

TERRITORY OF DAKOTA, COUNTY OF
l. Custer, IS.
Samuel II Coats
VS..
William w. Chall-
Is and Ward A.
Hepburn.
Notice IL hereby given, that by virtue OF an
execution to ne directed and delivered, and now
in my hands, issued out of the Clerks office of
the First judicial District Court, Territory of
Dakota. in and for the County of Custer, upon a
Judgment rendered In sad court in favor of
Samuel Il. Coats, and agai slst William w. Challis
and Ward A. Hepburn, | have levied upon the
following described real property of said de-
feadant William W. Chailis, to-wit: The south
east quarter Of section four IN township number
three, south Of range number nine, east Black
Hills meridian, County OF Custer, Territory OF
Dakota, and all Improvements thereon.
And thar | shall, on Monday, the 3ist day Of
October, A. ~. 1897, AT the hour OF 10 o'c.och
q. IN, OF said day, ut the front door Of the court
house In Custer City, In said county and terri
tory, proceed to sell all the right, title and inter
est Of the above named William w. Challis, la
and 10 the above described property ~ satisfy
said Judgment and costs, amounting 10 five hun
dred and Ihirty-eight dollars and s~iNty-lve cents,
together with all a~ccruing costs of SAFE, and In
teTest on the same from the 18th day of July,
1887, At public auction, 10 the highest bidder for
cash.
Dated at Custer City, Dak, the 29th day of
September. 1887.
FOWLER Il CoAp, Plaintiff IS Attorneys.
BENZ. +. PORTER,
Sheriff of the County OF Custer.
First publication, October LIST.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-10-29
HOW A SONG WAS WRITTEN.
circumstance Under Which q Popular
War Ballad Was Composed.

circumstances Under which q Popular
War Ballad Was Composed.
At the request of Mr.. Morse Mr.. John
5. Gibbons has put on paper an account Of
the circumstances under which he wrote
1--WE are coming, Father Abraham" and
from this l am privileged to quote. 1t
must be promised that Mr.. Gibbons,
although he had written verse-as who
has not?-was best known as a writer on
financial topics. He has published two
books about banking, and he was for a
while the financial editor Of The Evening
Post. In 1862, after Lincoln had issued
his call for volunteers, Mr.. Gibbons used
to take long walks alone, often talking to
himself. ~ began to con over n song"
he writes. The words seemed TO fall
into ranks and files, and to come with a
measured step. Directly would come
along n company of soldiers with fife and
drum, and that helped the matter amaz-
ingly. / began to keep step myself
three hundred thou sand more. 1t was
very natural to answer the presidents
call-we are coming-and to prefix the
term father. Then the line would follow:
We are coming, Father Abraham,
and nothing was more natural than the
number Of soldiers wanted.
Three hundred thousand more.
We are coming, Father Abraham, three hundred
thousand more.
"Where fromS Shore L. the rhyme
wanted"
Just then Mr.. Gibbons met a western
regiment-from Minnesota, 1t was-and
the line came at oncein full,
From M~lssissippiIs winding stream, and from
New Enplaud'e shore.
1.-TWO ines in full Then followed
how naturally
We leave our plows and workshops. our wives
and children dear,
With hearts too full for utterance, with but .
silent tear.
"And 80 1t went IN, word by word, line
by line, until the whole song was made"
When it was written, only one slight
verbal alteration was made, and then 1t
was printed in The Evening Post Of July
18, 1862. -Brander Matthews in The Cen
fury.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-10-29

TERRITORY OF DAhOIA, COUNTf OF
l. Custer, IS.
James B. Finney and
Lewellyn Williams
vs..
Frederick Helm.
Notice is hereby gived, that by virtue OF an
execution 10 me directed and delivered, and now
in my hands, issued out Of the clerks Office of
the First Judicial District Court, Territory OF
Dakota, In and for the county OF Custer, upon a
judgment rendered I'm said court IN favor OF
lame Is. Finney and IeNellyn Williams, co.
partners, and against Frederick HEM, l have
levied upon the following described real property
Of said defendant, tO-wit: All me right, utle
and interest of the above named defendant, IN
and to lot thirty-two (}2), block eleven IN, to
gcther with the buildings theron situate, In the
town OF Buffalo Gap, county OF ulster and
Territory Of Dakota, as shown on the orncial
plat OF said town ON file In the Onlce OF the
register ~ deeds Of said county and territory.
And, that l snail, on Monday, the 9th day
December, A. ID. 1887, at the hour OF 10 O'Clock
a. M, Of SAID day, AT the front door OF the court
mouse In Custer city, III said cOanty and terri
st of the above named defendant. Frederick
'"i". IN and ~ the above describe d property,
20 satisfy said judgment and costs, amounting 10
one hundred and fourteen dollars and ninety
nilc cents, together with all accIuing costs of
iale, and interest on the same from the END day
Uf September, 1887, at public auction, To the
highest bidder for cash.
Dated 1T Custer City, the 23rd day of Septem-
Der, 1887,
w. II. FRYE, Plaintiffs Attorneys.
BENZ. +. PORTER,
Sheriff OF Custer County, ID. I.
First publication, October ~, 1887.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-10-29

The new series of postage stamps soon
to be issued will vary very little from the
designs now in use. The vignettes will
not be changed at all, and the portraits
on the new stamps will be identical with
those 10y in use. The chief object Of the
change will be to make the new series Of
adhesive stamps conform to those eEa-
bossed upon the envelopes now used from
the department. To this end there will
be several changes in the colors employed.
The most noticeable of those will be the
two cent stamp. This Is now brown. In
the new series 1t will be Of milori green.
Chicago Times.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-10-29
VAN CIsE 4 WILSON, ATTORNEYS.
SHERIFFcS SALE.


CERRIToRY. OF DAKOTA, FIRST JUDI
L cial District, S.. In the District Court
within and for Custer County.
Edwin Van Cise, Plaintiff,
VI.
The Penobscot Mining CO.,
John Fortune, Isaac -.
Hammond, and Nj. Hol-
comb, whose full name Is
to plaintiff unknown,
Defendants.
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue OF a judg-
manto ~ Foreclosure and Sale in the above entitled
action o 4 the second day of August. A.. ID. 1887,
and an execution issued upon said judgment, the
subscriber, Benjamin Il. Porter, sheriff VI Custer
0onnty; Dakota s, La, Territory, for that purpose ap,
loor Of the court house in the City of Custer,
'ounty of Custer, Dakota Territory, on Saturday,
he 17ih day OF September, 1887, at 10 O'Clock in
lie forenoon of that day, the real estate aud
aortgaged premises situate In the County Of
Custer, Territory OF Dakota, and directed in said
Judgment and execution To be sold, and therein
described as follows:
The Penobscot mine. n lead or ledge Of gold
bearing quartz located july 80, 1879, by w. q.
Goocll, y. W. Teter and j. s. Mead, ana location
certificate filed for record August II, 1879, said
mine being situate on Greenwood gllch near
Kidville, In Custer (OOw Coles mining district
and being a full claim 800 X 1900 feet, together
with all the dips, spurs and angles and all the
mineral bearing quartz, rock aud earth therein.
Also one 25-stanip mill for crushing and reducing
ores, situated In Greenwood gnlch, IN said min
ing district, and known AS and called the PEN
oDscot mill, together with all the machinery
thereof and all implements and appliances be
longing thereto. Also the water right on Green
wood gulch and that taken from Coles Fork for
use in operating said mill, and the bitches, fumes
and boxes by which the same are carried to said
mill, or so much thereof rs may be sufficient to
satisfy said Judgment and costs, amounting In
all to Three Thousand and Eighty-nine Dollars
and Seventy cents, with interest thereon from
the date OF said judgment and all %accruing costs
Of sale.
Dated Ii at Custer City, ID. r, August 9th, 1887.
BENZ. +. PORTER,
Sheriff Of Custer County, ID. T..
VAN CIsE & WILSON, Plaintiffs Attorneys.
First publication, August Is.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-10-29
The Smell Of Papef Money.

In speaking Of a recent defalcation ut
the Troy p~ostoffice, a gentleman said: "It
is never safe to inclose an old bill in an
envelope to be sent by mail Why" said
he. linen who are experts can tell whether
a letter contains money or not simply by
the sense Of smell. IL you will notice an
old greenback, it has a peculiar smell
about it that can readily be perceived.
even If it be Enclosed within a letter. It
is Letter to send a registered letter or a
postal note, or, il you inclose . bill, be
sure it is a new one. That will not smell"
Albany Journal.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-10-29
q
4. f. A. N.

Custer City odge, No. 66, A. F.. Il A. NJ, meets
In Masonic hall in regular communication on
the tirst ana third Wednesdays OF each month.
s. M. BOOTH, w. M.
F.. J. V. RUTKowsKI, See.
a.. A. X.
Gen. Steele Post No. % meets in regular session
on the LIST and 3rd Fridays Of each month at the
Court House Hall at 1880 p. IN. Visiting menu
bers will meet with a hearty welcome.
s. NJ. BOOTH, Commander,
A. FBAY. Adjutant.
1. u. u. r.
Fidelity Lodge of /. o. G. T, meets at the
Court. House at 7:3o p, m. Saturday evenings.
j, G. CARR, w, G. T. G. z. BoYDEN, W, S.
". {. II. u.
The Womans Christian Temperance Union
meets on the LIST and 3rd Thursdays OF each
month at 3 O'Clock p. III. in the Methodist
Church Ladies are cordially invited to attend
our sessions.
Mrs. A.. YERKEs Prest.
Miss II. f. Z. DENNY, L.. S.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-10-29
A Wrinkle In Photos.

A Wrinkle" Just now Is to have your
photograph taken ON q dark background.
Where the features are suited to the
strong contrast a highly classical looking
picture ia the result. In most cases, how
ever, this contrast is too trying. For the
average plain man or woman there are In
termediate shades, which are quite effect
i've, but it is very difficult to get the right
one In each instance without experiment.
ing at considerable expense. These shades
are in general a bright coffee color and
the particular o n which Is most desirs-
BILE IL within the notifications Of this
color.-Brooklyn Citizen.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-10-29
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Matter of the Estates of Jessie Skinner,
deceased, and John II. Skinner, deceased.
III persons having claims against the estates
Of either of the said deceased, are required To
exhibit the same, with the necessary vouchers,
10 the undersigned, Executor and Administrator
OF said estates, ~ his Office in Custer City, in the
County of Custer, Territory Of Dakota, and that
four months nave been limited rs the time for
creditors 10 present their claims against said
estates.
Dated the eth day OF July, 1887.
JNO. +. THOMPSON,
Administrator of the Estate Of Jon III. skinner,
deceased; and Executor of the Estate OF Jessie
skinner, deceased.
First publication, July 8.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-10-29
THUS FAR.

Because my life has lain so close TO thine,
Eecause our hearts have kept a common beat,
Because thine eyes, turned toward me frank and
sweet,
Reveal sometimes thine unthought thoughts to
mine,
Think not that !, by curious design,
or overstep Of too impetlous feet,
Could desecrate thy souls supreme retreat,
Could disregard its quivering barrier line.
Only n simple Levite, !, who stand
On the worlds side OF the most holy place,
Till, as the new day glorifes the east,
OYe come 70 lift the veil with rcverent hand,
A.l enter with thy souls soul face to face-
He whom thy God shall call 10 be high priest.
Ellen Burroughs I'm Overland Monthly.